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how big is this? >> reporter: this is extremely exciting. this is one of the hottest areas of medical research. stem cremes can turn into any type of cell in your body. let me show you what they did. chest pain is caused when you don't get enough blood. this gray area isn't getting enough blood. when you exercise in particular, you're going to have pain there. so, they gave these people a drug to produce more stem cells. then, they injected the stem cells directly into that damaged heart muscle. and what they found was that those cells caused little blood vessels to grow. those latch onto the main arteries and can provide more blood -- >> they've seen it happening. >> reporter: they've seen the results of this. the results are dramatic. people who have had this done have 40% fewer episodes of chest pain. that's absolutely incredible. >> is it still frontier science fiction work? >> reporter: it sounds like science fiction but it's happening now. i want you to meet george reed. he's 75, he participated in the study. his results are exceptiona
how big is this? >> reporter: this is extremely exciting. this is one of the hottest areas of medical research. stem cremes can turn into any type of cell in your body. let me show you what they did. chest pain is caused when you don't get enough blood. this gray area isn't getting enough blood. when you exercise in particular, you're going to have pain there. so, they gave these people a drug to produce more stem cells. then, they injected the stem cells directly into that damaged heart...
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a sea gull take as camera on a very big adventure. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner,r,ill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness of treating frequent heartburn. it's simple with prilosec otc. one pill a day. twentytyour hours. zero heartburn. no heartburn in the first place. great. children of working parents who and at many of the places their summer plans take them. it pays to switch, it pays to discover. we throw out over $500 in food ziploc preevery year.gic. help save more of it with ziploc freezer bags featuring the smartzip seal. edge-to-edge protection you can hear. get ziploc and get more out of it. [ female announcer ] sc johnson. a family company. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat
a sea gull take as camera on a very big adventure. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner,r,ill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness of treating frequent heartburn. it's simple with prilosec otc. one pill a day. twentytyour hours. zero heartburn. no heartburn in the first place. great....
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it's even worse. 52 weeks, a year, compared to under 55.r 35 weeks for those the problem, employers, big and small, are reluctant to hire new workers until they are convinced the economy is really turning around. right now, they are not. john owns two clothing stores in new york city. a typical small businessman. he employs a total of ten people. just about the national average. and in the weak onomy, he's discouraged from hiring because other employers aren't hiring. >> i see no growth in employment. it doesn't bode well for growing my business. >> reporter: and he wants to see other signs of recovery before talking on any new workers. >> we have to see easier credit and more demand. >> reporter: then you would start hiring? >> then we would start hiring. >> reporter: do you see that coming any time soon? >> not at all. >> reporter: and i asked him what he wants washington to do, he said, persuade the banks to start lending more readily and more generally do something about jobs. frustration that he, an employer, shares with millions of people who are looking for work. >> well, ron, tha
it's even worse. 52 weeks, a year, compared to under 55.r 35 weeks for those the problem, employers, big and small, are reluctant to hire new workers until they are convinced the economy is really turning around. right now, they are not. john owns two clothing stores in new york city. a typical small businessman. he employs a total of ten people. just about the national average. and in the weak onomy, he's discouraged from hiring because other employers aren't hiring. >> i see no growth...
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but it comes down to one big question. who is going to blink? will the president accept another vote on the debt limit before the next election or will the republicans accept another way to guarantee the cut? and both sides are counting on the other side blinking. that is not determined yet. >> so, this is going to go on. they are really testing the nerves of the american people. >> reporter: absolutely. through the whole weekend. for the fifit time, i heard some talk of trying to pass a short-term extension tohe debt ceiling, two days, three days week to get more negotiations. >> okay, george, thank you. and the nerves are being tested of the stock market, which delivered a warning about the debt standoff. investors beginning to send a message. the dow industrials dropping almost 200 points today, down 378 in the past three days. abc's jim avila on that story again tonight. >> reporter: the market is telling washington it is losing faith. a steady erosion of stock prices, loudly warning a costly crash could be on the horizon. that would damage
but it comes down to one big question. who is going to blink? will the president accept another vote on the debt limit before the next election or will the republicans accept another way to guarantee the cut? and both sides are counting on the other side blinking. that is not determined yet. >> so, this is going to go on. they are really testing the nerves of the american people. >> reporter: absolutely. through the whole weekend. for the fifit time, i heard some talk of trying to...
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. >> i have a very big advantage, because marcus has his ph.d. in counseling and he's a marriage counselor. >> reporter: but dr. bachmann's brand of counseling is highly controversial and could become a campaign issue. >> here's my husband dr. marcus bachmann. >> reporter: operating oututf suburban minneapolis, dr. bachmann runs a christian coununseling firm, co-owned wit his wife, that at times, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into heterosexuals through prayer. >> his path for my therapy would be to read the bible, pray to god that i would no longer be gay. >> reporter: andrew ramirez of minneapolis was 17 when his family sent him to bachmann and associates where he says a counselor working for bachmann, tried unsuccessfully to "save" him from his sin. were straight.ld forgive me if i >> reporter: dr. bachmann, who has described homosexuals as barbarians, denied as a false statement five years ago reports his clinic tries to convert g g men to straight. but undercover video shot just last month inside the clinic by a g
. >> i have a very big advantage, because marcus has his ph.d. in counseling and he's a marriage counselor. >> reporter: but dr. bachmann's brand of counseling is highly controversial and could become a campaign issue. >> here's my husband dr. marcus bachmann. >> reporter: operating oututf suburban minneapolis, dr. bachmann runs a christian coununseling firm, co-owned wit his wife, that at times, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into...
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a big tropical storm named don. the lone star state is in the tloeps of a historic drought and cannot wait for don to arrive the storm is moving through the gulf of mexico, expected to reach southeast texas late tomorrow or saturday with plenty of rain, but not expected to become a hurricane. and abc's matt gutman is in victoria, texas, tonight. item us about it, matt. >> reporter: hey, diane. this storm and the rain it will bring couldn't come at a better time here. normally, these soy beans would be chest high. instead, the cracks in the soil here are about waist deep. 30 inches down. now, this entire state, almost every inch of it, locked in devastating drought. grasshoppers are swarming here, huge flumes of them. the rain helps check their populati population. this mountain lion, parched with thirst, was caught looking for water in a downtown el paso car wash. the storm is forecast to dump about three inches of rain here. texas needs at least a foot of rain to get back to normal. so, this not going to be a droug
a big tropical storm named don. the lone star state is in the tloeps of a historic drought and cannot wait for don to arrive the storm is moving through the gulf of mexico, expected to reach southeast texas late tomorrow or saturday with plenty of rain, but not expected to become a hurricane. and abc's matt gutman is in victoria, texas, tonight. item us about it, matt. >> reporter: hey, diane. this storm and the rain it will bring couldn't come at a better time here. normally, these soy...
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. >> big meeting tomorrow. thank you, jake. >>> and now, a big story, a kind of lesson for everyone todod about teachers, honesty and pressure. and not one teacher, at least 178 of them across 44 schools in atlanta, where teachers were found cheating. in staggering numbers. changing their students test scores. abc's steve osunsami on what they did and why. >> reporter: across atlanta today, families of the 50,000 students enrolled in public schools herereere livid. >> it is an embarrassment to all teachers. all administrators. >> reporter: in an 800-page report from the state, 178 teachers and administrators from 44 public schools were caught changing answers on standardized tests that are used to judge student performance and rank the schools. 82 of the teachers flat-out confessed. they'd been cheating for nearly a decade. >> the teachers cheated for them? >> i'm going to georgia, university of georgia in the fall and it just really makes me think are my scores genuine? >> reporter: teachers and prin pals were
. >> big meeting tomorrow. thank you, jake. >>> and now, a big story, a kind of lesson for everyone todod about teachers, honesty and pressure. and not one teacher, at least 178 of them across 44 schools in atlanta, where teachers were found cheating. in staggering numbers. changing their students test scores. abc's steve osunsami on what they did and why. >> reporter: across atlanta today, families of the 50,000 students enrolled in public schools herereere livid. >>...
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discreet, little tubes packed with big relief. from the brand doctors recommend most by name. new preparation h totables. the anywhere preparation is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. so delicious. i think you'll find t's the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorul! [ female announcer ] together at last....
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so, the big remaining question? should the president be forced to commit to still more cuts before the presidential election? we gathered our powerhouse political team, abc's george ststhanopoulos here in new york, jon karl and jake tapper in washington and all three told me they have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: with just about a week to go, none of the leaders, none of them, not the president, not the speaker of the house, not the democratic leader of the senate, know how this is going to turn out. right now, there are no votes to pass anything. >> so, you are saying that the white house has no idea -- >> >> reporter: how this is going to play out? absolutely not. >> they have a plan? >> reporter: nonon at all. i have never seen a situation like this in 20 years in this town where nobody knows how it's going to end. >> republicans get to have their fight next year, right, in any case. we have fight about taxes in this country during an election year. why make the debt ceiling an issue? why ma
so, the big remaining question? should the president be forced to commit to still more cuts before the presidential election? we gathered our powerhouse political team, abc's george ststhanopoulos here in new york, jon karl and jake tapper in washington and all three told me they have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: with just about a week to go, none of the leaders, none of them, not the president, not the speaker of the house, not the democratic leader of the senate,...
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live your life big. burn the candle large. it's not a sensation alycic statement to say the sharks here are dangerous. they are aggressive, they are curious, and they for thousands of years have heard a fluttering on the surface to mean to them, dinner bell. it's going to be at daunting task. i feel confident. i'll admit to you, though, i feel afraid. when i tried to swim in 1978, i was 28 years old. i didn't have as much fat on the bold. on the other hand, at this age, i dodoeel aittle bit more bullish. so, i think in an emotional mental sort of stance, i'm at an athletic prime at even just one month shy of 62. so, when i go to sleep at night, i say, how much more could i put into this day? nothing. that's the way i want to live. >> diana nyad, in training now. she should launch in another couple of weeks. we'll let you know when. thank you for watching. we're always on at abcnews.com. "nightline" later. and we will see you here tomorrow night. good night.
live your life big. burn the candle large. it's not a sensation alycic statement to say the sharks here are dangerous. they are aggressive, they are curious, and they for thousands of years have heard a fluttering on the surface to mean to them, dinner bell. it's going to be at daunting task. i feel confident. i'll admit to you, though, i feel afraid. when i tried to swim in 1978, i was 28 years old. i didn't have as much fat on the bold. on the other hand, at this age, i dodoeel aittle bit...
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a big change in what your doctor should be doing for you. dr. richard besser on the secrets of getting the health care you deserve. >>> and, watch out, world. the american girls who took the prize at the biggest, toughest science competition in the world. >>> good evening. for the fifth time this week, republicans and democrara were squabbling and arguing about what to do, as the clock keeps ticking down. the august 2nd deadline, when america will default on paying its debts to the world, which would cause a body blow to the american economy. the president said today he knows that people are stressed out by thaticking clock, and across the countryrywe heard it. so many people saying, this is exactly the reason they're frustrated with the way washington works. and abc's jim avila starts us off. jim? >> reporter: diane, wall street is nervous, and it's even worse on main street. the country is watching what their leaders are doing, and, frankly, many feel ashamed. america is in danger of deadbeat stay us s n and americans are not having it. >> i t
a big change in what your doctor should be doing for you. dr. richard besser on the secrets of getting the health care you deserve. >>> and, watch out, world. the american girls who took the prize at the biggest, toughest science competition in the world. >>> good evening. for the fifth time this week, republicans and democrara were squabbling and arguing about what to do, as the clock keeps ticking down. the august 2nd deadline, when america will default on paying its debts...
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>>> tonight on "world news," big broil. the record heat, 90 million people sweltering. parts of texas turning back into a dust bowl. not enough water for the cattle. >>> double dare. with the economy on the brink over the debt talk, the president warns social security checks could be in jeopardy, as republicans claim they now have a last ditch plan. >>> jay see dugard. tonight, neighbors who saw the backyard where she was being held, speak out about what they wish they had done. >>> and, our made in america summer. an army of families showing you the one thing they bought and love to help create american jobs. >>> good evening to you. and here is how it looks and feels in temperatures as high as 105 degrees in america tonight. 90 million americans sweltering. record-breaking heat across the country. and look at that. temperatures soaring above 100 degrees, and there is drought so bad, cattle farmers are making very tough choices. that is the map. half of the country in the sweltering heat tonight, and abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta to report for us. >> reporter: acr
>>> tonight on "world news," big broil. the record heat, 90 million people sweltering. parts of texas turning back into a dust bowl. not enough water for the cattle. >>> double dare. with the economy on the brink over the debt talk, the president warns social security checks could be in jeopardy, as republicans claim they now have a last ditch plan. >>> jay see dugard. tonight, neighbors who saw the backyard where she was being held, speak out about what...
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one of the big problem with the jobs picture is the confidence gap. all of the traditional fundamamtals that tend to drive better hiring, none of that has translated into robust job growth. >> reporter: to top it all off, it's not exactly a confidence booster to hear r r the first time the richest cououry in the world is sitting on less cash than apple computer. still despite it all, the nation's leaders are locked into the high stakes game of chicken. >> it is maddening to a lot of people, particularly when they watch markets go into a period of volatility driven by what is happening in washington. that affects their pocketbooks on a day to day basis. >> reporter: late night comics are at their wits end too. >> both parties have been acting like children. >> in washington, d.c. our fearless leaders are fighting like a hoard of brides in filene's basement. >> reporter: even china's state run news is describing our debt battles a dangerously irresponsible. bill weissman runs a furniture business in massachusetts and is feeling the firsthand uncertainty
one of the big problem with the jobs picture is the confidence gap. all of the traditional fundamamtals that tend to drive better hiring, none of that has translated into robust job growth. >> reporter: to top it all off, it's not exactly a confidence booster to hear r r the first time the richest cououry in the world is sitting on less cash than apple computer. still despite it all, the nation's leaders are locked into the high stakes game of chicken. >> it is maddening to a lot of...
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. >>> big deal. some of the most popular medicines in america like lipitor about to get a lot cheaper? >>> and jackpot. a tulsa man discovers these e d cups are worth more than $1 million. an "antiques roadshow" record. >> wow. >>> good evening. good monday to you. and tonight we begin with the face you haven't seen. the voice you haven't heard. the hotel maid who told thth story that rocketed around the world. the story of the alleged assault that derailed a powerful titan. and she says tonight she will not sit silently while he might go free. it's an abc news exclusive interview with "good morning america" anchor robin roberts who's here with us now. robin. >> and, diane, that woman is nafissatou diallo. they call her nafi. a 32-year-old immigrant from guinea, west africa. in her first television interview, she painstakingly recounts the day she says she was sexually assaulted by dominique strauss-kahn -- the powerful man who, at the time, was the head of the international monetary fund. >> he come
. >>> big deal. some of the most popular medicines in america like lipitor about to get a lot cheaper? >>> and jackpot. a tulsa man discovers these e d cups are worth more than $1 million. an "antiques roadshow" record. >> wow. >>> good evening. good monday to you. and tonight we begin with the face you haven't seen. the voice you haven't heard. the hotel maid who told thth story that rocketed around the world. the story of the alleged assault that...
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the ramps will be used for. >> a big screen tv starts turning on and off by itself. ahead on 7 on your side, how long will this last? >>> and there is no made yeah. and no flare. >> a blistering attack as the captain of the fishing boat that cap sized in mexico saying the tragedy could have been avoided. good evening, everyone. >> the search is now fwking a search for blame. some are pinning responsibility for what happened on the captain, saying he failed to do his job, protecting those in his care. we're live in san ramone with the latest on this story. laura? >> and this survivors were critical of the captain. and the crew, among other things they say the crew offered them
the ramps will be used for. >> a big screen tv starts turning on and off by itself. ahead on 7 on your side, how long will this last? >>> and there is no made yeah. and no flare. >> a blistering attack as the captain of the fishing boat that cap sized in mexico saying the tragedy could have been avoided. good evening, everyone. >> the search is now fwking a search for blame. some are pinning responsibility for what happened on the captain, saying he failed to do his...
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and one big message was delivered today. the markets, the dow dropped almost 100 points, as worried investors pulled out. they're watching that clock, you see, right there, ticking down to the august 2nd deadline for a debt deal. and in another scramble for safety, people are rushing to invest in gold. prices up as never seen before. here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: the partisanship, politicking and lack of progress in washington might already be taking a toll on your personal bank account and 40101 the stock drop today -- the first sign investors are saying, "we're mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore." >> the impatience and frustration is clearly getting there. >> reporter: wall street has a way of voicing its displeasure, and it's downright ugly. remember september 2008 when congress failed to pass a bank bailout? stocks cratered, nearly 780 points that day. >> 3.5 million -- >> reporter: we are not there yet, but there are other unnerving signs -- call it a canary in a goldmine. gold prices are sky-r
and one big message was delivered today. the markets, the dow dropped almost 100 points, as worried investors pulled out. they're watching that clock, you see, right there, ticking down to the august 2nd deadline for a debt deal. and in another scramble for safety, people are rushing to invest in gold. prices up as never seen before. here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: the partisanship, politicking and lack of progress in washington might already be taking a toll on your personal bank...
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. >> reporter: the presidentnt continued to push for a big, painful deficit reduction package. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. >> reporter: and for the first time publicly, he detailed a specific, possible cut to a popular entitlement program. can you tell us one structural reform that you are willing to make to one of these entitlement programs that would have a major impact on the deficit? >> i've said that means testing on medicare. meaning, people like myself, you can envision a situation where, for somebody in my position, me having to pay a little bit more on premiums or copays or things like that would be appropriate. and again, that could make a difference. >> reporter: even with the suggestion, negotiations are at an impasse. house republicans are refusing to increase any taxes and insist the president is not serious about cuts. >> we asked the president to lead. we asked him to put forward a plan, not a speech, a real plan. and he hasn't. we will. >> reporter: the race is on to figure out a way to raise the debt ceiling without an agreement to reduce th
. >> reporter: the presidentnt continued to push for a big, painful deficit reduction package. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. >> reporter: and for the first time publicly, he detailed a specific, possible cut to a popular entitlement program. can you tell us one structural reform that you are willing to make to one of these entitlement programs that would have a major impact on the deficit? >> i've said that means testing on medicare. meaning,...
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. >>> and, big dreams in small places. a new way to create jobs in small-town america. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind and the ones tomorrow will bring. prudential. bring your challenges. whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylylol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. caw caw! [ director ] what is that? that's a horrible crow.. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natural whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. brrrbb... makes you feel ageless. [ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do w
. >>> and, big dreams in small places. a new way to create jobs in small-town america. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind and the ones tomorrow will bring. prudential. bring your challenges. whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylylol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day...